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Research on Child Labour in Cocoa Production: the Ghana Case and International Comparison

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19H01499
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 07050:Public economics and labor economics-related
Research InstitutionTokyo International University

Principal Investigator

Amponsah Samuel  東京国際大学, 国際戦略研究所, 准教授 (50741534)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) MUNIER Nathan  東京国際大学, 国際戦略研究所, 准教授 (40839114)
サムレト ソワンルン  埼玉大学, 人文社会科学研究科, 准教授 (90614371)
Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥16,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,840,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥7,280,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,680,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
KeywordsChild Labour / Financial diaries / Cocoa households / Income / Expenditure / Uncertainty / COVID-19 / Ghana / Cocoa industry / Poverty / Income uncertainty / Innovation / Risk aversion / Time preference / Child labour / Cocoa sector / Cote d'Ivoire / Covid-19 / Financial Diary / Financal diary / Inclusive business / Livelihood / Financial Diaries / Cambodia / Financial Dairy / Coping Mechanism
Outline of Research at the Start

This research hopes to achieve its goals through steps (1)-(6): (1) Conducting literature review on child labour. (2) Interviewing academics, ministers and directors of MELR in Ghana. (4) Carrying Household survey in four regions of Ghana. (5) Analysing the survey data (6) Publish

Outline of Final Research Achievements

(1) Between January 2020 and June 2020, we conducted and completed baseline and financial diaries surveys for 360 households in Ghana and Ivory Coast. (2) At the moment, we have completed debugging of the datasets and have partially conducted some empirical analyses. (3) We have also presented some of our results at both domestic and international conferences including the following: A) The 18th International Conference of the Japanese Economic Policy Association B) The 19th International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association(国際学会)C) ISA Midwest 2020 Conference D) The Allied Social Science Association 2021 Annual Meeting, African Finance and Economic Association Session E) The Allied Social Science Associations 2022 Annual Meeting, National Economic Association & African Finance and Economic Association Session.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

The study will enhance our understanding about the dynamics of child labor issues in these two countries. The outcomes of this project are useful not only to the domestic child labor policy of Ghana and Ivory Coast but also the global research and policy community.

Report

(5 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (19 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (4 results) Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results) Presentation (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 8 results,  Invited: 3 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Ghana/Department of Economics(ガーナ)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ENSEA(コートジボワール)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Ghana/Department of Economics(ガーナ)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ENSEA(コートジボワール)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Does Akan Literacy Influence Households’ Income?2022

    • Author(s)
      Amponsah, Samuel and Koga, Kyoko
    • Journal Title

      Journal of African Development

      Volume: 23(2) Issue: 2 Pages: 207-240

    • DOI

      10.5325/jafrideve.23.2.0207

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Socio-Economic Disparities in Japan: A Cross-Sectional Survey2022

    • Author(s)
      Mitra, Rajarshi; Amponsah, Samuel and Koga, Kyoko
    • Journal Title

      Empirical Economics Letters

      Volume: 20(5) Pages: 33-41

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Partnership, Innovation, Commitments and Gains of the Poor Business in Inclusive Ghana: Multiple Case Studies2019

    • Author(s)
      Amponsah, Samuel; Okada, Yoshitaka; and Stanislawski, Sumire
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Business Diversity

      Volume: 19 Pages: 10-21

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Microfinance Borrowers: Findings and Policy Implications from a Household Survey in Cambodia2022

    • Author(s)
      Samreth, Sovannroeun
    • Organizer
      Cambodia’s Annual Microfinance Conference
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Financial Literacy Among Microfinance Borrowers: Findings and Policy Implications from a Household Survey in Cambodia2022

    • Author(s)
      Samreth, Sovannroeun
    • Organizer
      JICA Ogata Research Institute Lunch Seminar
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Impact of the Interest Rate Ceiling on Credit Cost, Loan Size, and Informal Credit in the Microfinance Sector: Evidence from a Household Survey in Cambodia2022

    • Author(s)
      Samreth, Sovannroeun
    • Organizer
      Singapore Economic Review Conference
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Sustainability Implications of Galamsey on Rural Poverty and Child Labor in Cocoa Districts of Ghana2022

    • Author(s)
      Amponsah, S. & Munier N.
    • Organizer
      National Economic Association & African Finance and Economic Association Session @The Allied Social Science Associations Annual Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Politicization of the Cocoa Sector in Ghana2020

    • Author(s)
      Nathan Munier, Samuel Amponsah and Sovannroeun Samreth
    • Organizer
      The 19th International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] COVID-19 and Cocoa Farming Households in Ghana2020

    • Author(s)
      Nathan Munier, Samuel Amponsah and Sovannroeun Samreth
    • Organizer
      ISA Midwest 2020 Conference
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Income Uncertainty Affects Child Labour: Evidence from the Cocoa Households’ Financial Diaries2020

    • Author(s)
      Samuel Amponsah, Nathan Munier and Sovannroeun Samreth
    • Organizer
      The Allied Social Science Association 2021 Annual Meeting, African Finance and Economic Association Session
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Does Akan Literacy Influence Household's Income?2020

    • Author(s)
      Amponsah, Samuel and Koga, Kyoko
    • Organizer
      Allied Social Sciences Associations Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Partnership and Sustainability: A Comparative Study of Inclusive Business Models in Ghana; Case Studies of HealthKeepers Network, Tony's Chocolonely and Accra Recycle and Compost Plant.2020

    • Author(s)
      Amponsah, Samuel; Okada, Yoshitaka; and Stanislawski, Sumire
    • Organizer
      The Africa Academy of Management: Globalization, Pan-Africanism, and the African Business Climate 5th Biennial Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The Determinates of Child Labour in Ghana's Cocoa Sector2019

    • Author(s)
      Amponsah, Samuel; Munier, Nathan; and Samreth, Sovannroeun
    • Organizer
      The 18th International Conference of the Japanese Economic Policy Association
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Livelihood of the Poor in Cambodia: Evidence from a Study of Financial Diaries in a Commune2019

    • Author(s)
      Samreth, Sovannroeun
    • Organizer
      JICA-RI Lunch Seminar
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] nstitutional Interconnections and Cross-Boundary Cooperation in Inclusive Business Case Studies from India and Africa2021

    • Author(s)
      Okada, Y., Stanislawski, S. and Amponsah, S.
    • Total Pages
      244
    • Publisher
      Emerald Publishing Limited
    • ISBN
      9781801172134
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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